# Video: Police raid Occupy Melbourne to remove tents from park. I found this amusing. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 5, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-police-raid-occupy-melbourne-to-remove-tents-from-park-i-found-this-amusing/605095 "2011-12-05T04:12:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-police-raid-occupy-melbourne-to-remove-tents-from-park-i-found-this-amusing/605095/1 "2011-12-05T04:12:01Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zKMwigI3mdM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG2BIACwAKKAgwIABABGGMgZShLMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCGUt5SCqfJSMgRJtZ1GLmq4-qMFw "Occupy Melbourne Tent Monsters") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKMwigI3mdM) ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-police-raid-occupy-melbourne-to-remove-tents-from-park-i-found-this-amusing/605095/2 "2011-12-05T07:15:46Z")
I LOL’ed! ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-police-raid-occupy-melbourne-to-remove-tents-from-park-i-found-this-amusing/605095/3 "2011-12-06T03:36:33Z")
I LOLed too. Then a few minutes ago I saw a video of what happened later. The fucking asshole cops forcefully removed a woman’s tent costume and left her on the grass in public in her bra and panties. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAkUB7jRb2c) What the hell justification did they have for this? I don’t know anything about the law or the legal system in Australia but I hope she sues every last one of them and that they all lose their jobs and maybe even spend some time in jail. Maybe the female cops who stripped her should be stripped in that field themselves. This was a funny stunt. Even if you think it was a stupid stunt; even if you’re against everything OWS stands for (whatever that is) there is no way this was justified. If you want to arrest the woman for interfering with the police or something, fine, let the courts sort it out. But there’s no fucking justification for this. I’m not in any way a police hater. I’ve never had trouble from police and I’ve always respected them and understood how difficult their jobs are but lately it’s getting difficult. Pepper spray, possible brain damage from projectiles fired into peaceful crowds (yes, I know they wouldn’t disperse, so what?), and now this shit… Not to mention feeling people up in airports… Maybe I should just shut up but I’m pissed. Mods if you want to move this into the pit, be my guest. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-police-raid-occupy-melbourne-to-remove-tents-from-park-i-found-this-amusing/605095/4 "2011-12-06T03:39:29Z")
“Can you please call the cops?” ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-police-raid-occupy-melbourne-to-remove-tents-from-park-i-found-this-amusing/605095/5 "2011-12-06T03:58:23Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > “Can you please call the cops?” I know. The poor woman tried to maintain her sense of humor even through this, but you can tell how upset she was. What do they think they’re achieving? Are they really this stupid? Don’t they realize that they’re just antagonizing people? Do they really think people will back down? Do they really think people will put up with this shit? ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-police-raid-occupy-melbourne-to-remove-tents-from-park-i-found-this-amusing/605095/6 "2011-12-06T04:16:11Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > What do they think they’re achieving? Are they really this stupid? Don’t they realize that they’re just antagonizing people? Do they really think people will back down? Do they really think people will put up with this shit? Are you talking about the police or the occupiers? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-police-raid-occupy-melbourne-to-remove-tents-from-park-i-found-this-amusing/605095/7 "2011-12-06T04:23:29Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > Are you talking about the police or the occupiers? The police. I thought it was obvious. I guess I should have been clearer. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-police-raid-occupy-melbourne-to-remove-tents-from-park-i-found-this-amusing/605095/8 "2011-12-06T05:01:23Z")
We’re not going to get any justice in any country in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-police-raid-occupy-melbourne-to-remove-tents-from-park-i-found-this-amusing/605095/9 "2011-12-06T05:46:39Z")
If it was my country and I was king, I would use flamethrowers on those tent people. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-police-raid-occupy-melbourne-to-remove-tents-from-park-i-found-this-amusing/605095/10 "2011-12-06T10:34:57Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > We’re not going to get any justice in any country in the world. who is “we”? and justice for what? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-police-raid-occupy-melbourne-to-remove-tents-from-park-i-found-this-amusing/605095/11 "2011-12-06T12:41:43Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > If it was my country and I was king, I would use flamethrowers on those tent people. And can I say how thrilled we are to have you as a member, Mr Clarkson. Amusing comment on YouTube for once: > [@](#): > > I remember when tent monsters used to roam the plains by the thousands, the ground would thunder as their mighty herds crossed the plains, until the white men came and killed them for their hides.